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Belgian IT Firm Cegeka Working on Blockchain-based Applications For Major Banks

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It is a public secret that most traditional financial institutions are warming up to Bitcoin technology by now.  However, none of them want to directly deal with Bitcoin itself.  Thus, they are forced to create their own blockchain-based tools and applications.  Belgian IT company Cegeka is developing Bitcoin-inspired payment systems for traditional banks.

Bitcoin Clones For Financial Institutions

At this point, it remains unclear whether or not Bitcoin – as a payment method – will ever gain critical mass adoption in the near future*.  Financial experts will tell you how Bitcoin is not money, and it should be avoided at all costs.  But one thing no one can deny is the sheer potential of Bitcoin’s underlying blockchain technology.  Read more...

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“Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know It” Documentary Available Now on Vimeo, BitTorrent Bundle

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Bitcoin documentaries are always fascinating for novice digital currency enthusiasts, as they have access to a convenient medium to learn something new. Granted, sometimes these documentaries present outdated information. Bitcoin, The End of Money As We Know It is now available on Vimeo and BitTorrent Bundle.

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The list of Bitcoin documentaries is still fairly short at this time, but there is always a sense of anticipation whenever a new release is coming up.  In the case of “Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know It”, that release has been anticipated for quite some time now.  But the wait is finally over, as this Bitcoin documentary can now be purchased on both Vimeo and BitTorrent Bundle  platforms.  Read more...

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How US Economists Want To Piggyback On Bitcoin’s Success And Advanced Technology

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One topic of constant debate among Bitcoin enthusiasts around the world is regulation and legislation. Most people are in favor of  regulation Bitcoin and other digital currencies, as it will give these currencies a more “legit” status. Crypto anarchists on the other hand want nothing to do with regulation, which is understandable up to some degree. But what if the US government decided to create their very own digital currency?

FedCoin : Cryptocurrency Backed by the US Government?

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Bitcoin Exchange Atomic-Trade Has Been Bought By Banx.io

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Yesterday  Atomic-Trade.com became Banx.io after a lot of negotiating  between Atomic-Trade.com and banx.io (A subsidiary company within the Banx Capital business portfolio).

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The 2 parties are excited to announce the acquisition of Atomic-Trade.com by banx.io. This move provides Atomic-Trade.com with the staff it has so desperately needed and gives Banx Capital the fully functional digital money exchange platform that they required. This creates a win-win situation for both parties involved.

The new exchange is located at https://www.banx.io, existing URLs will redirect to this new domain.  Read more...

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Bitcoin.de & FIDOR Bank Let European Users Buy & Sell Bitcoin Instantly with “Express Trade” Feature

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Buying Bitcoin in Germany has become a bit of a hassle, ever since Localbitcoins stopped operating in the country, and certain German banks start reversing Bitcoin-related bank transfers. But there might be a light at the end of this dark tunnel, as FIDOR Bank and Bitcoin.de have announced the launch of their Bitcoin Express trading system.

Connecting The Bitcoin Marketplace To Traditional Banking

Bitcoin and traditional banks will not become the best of friends any time soon, but that might not be as much of an issue anymore in the near future. FIDOR Bank, a German bank well-known for their openness towards Bitcoin business and enthusiasts, is teaming up with Germany’s largest Bitcoin marketplace Bitcoin.de to create a direct connection between Bitcoin and traditional banking.  Read more...

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Ghent Bitcoincity : Arpeggio Music and Life-ID Now Accepting Bitcoin Payments

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The Ghent Bitcoincity initiative is still in its very early stages, but according to several reports from the team, merchants seem to be rather open-minded to the idea of accepting Bitcoin at their brick-and-mortar locations. In order to convince more merchants, a Bitcoin presentation will be held on March 2nd, with the major event to follow on April 18th. In the meantime, two more retailers in Ghent have started accepting Bitcoin payments as of late.

Arpeggio Music – Classical Music Meets Bitcoin

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Bitcoin Poker Site Seals With Clubs Shuts Down Due To Security Breach

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Bitcoin community members simply can’t seem to catch a break these days. After all of the bad news coming from exchanges such as BitStamp, Bter and KipCoin, the biggest Bitcoin poker site – called SealsWithClubs – has shut down all operations without prior announcement. All users are advised to withdraw funds as soon as possible.

SealsWithClubs – Offline For Nearly Two Weeks

Trouble started brewing when the SealsWithClubs website went dark on February 11th, and took quite a long time to get back online. Despite posting regular updates on Twitter, rumours were rampant in the Bitcoin community, as they feared something was wrong , and many assumed the site had been breached, like so many other platforms have been in 2015.  Read more...

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James Hewson : “Bitcoin is Used as a Currency First and Foremost – It’s a Payment System”

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Europe is still lagging behind when it comes to Bitcoin adoption and awareness, but that doesn’t mean there is zero interest in digital currency. In fact, we see several new countries installing Bitcoin ATM’s for the very first time,  such as Italy and Portugal. Despite the United Kingdom being known for very tight banking relationships when it comes to Bitcoin, several Bitcoin ATM’s are in operation there as well. And Wales just got their very first machine installed a few days ago.

Cardiff – Capital of Wales And Home of the Country’s First Bitcoin ATM

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Spells of Genesis : Using the Power of the Blockchain To Redefine In-Game Digital Ownership

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The power of the blockchain is virtually unlimited, as developers and coding enthusiasts are only starting to scratch the surface of what this technology can do for all of us. While there is a definite need to make a lot of things more transparent, and we do need some better financial structures and systems, there should also be a time and place for gaming. In fact, using the blockchain for gaming purposes can redefine digital ownership as we know it today.

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Transform Any Existing ATM Into a Bitcoin ATM With Robocoin’s Cash SDK

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Bitcoin ATM’s are a dream come true, both for digital currency enthusiasts and people who want to own a machine themselves in order to make a nice monthly profit. However, investing in such a machine can be quite expensive. Robocoin, one of the top brands in the world of Bitcoin ATM manufacturing, has released their Cash SDK, which enables any ATM or kiosk to allow for Bitcoin transactions.

Cash SDK – The Next Evolution of Bitcoin ATM’s?

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Alan Donohoe: “Bitcoin Is Going To Take over Every Money Institution In The World”

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When it comes to Bitcoin adoption and awareness, Europe seems to be struggling a bit compared to other continents such as North America, Asia and even South America. But that doesn’t mean Bitcoin is not popular in our continent, the efforts just seem to be far more localized than we would like at this time. According to Alan Donohoe, one the founders of the Bitcoin Foundation of Ireland, that situation will change relatively soon.

Ireland & Bitcoin – A Brief History

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German Customers Can Now Use Giropay to Buy Bitcoin From Coinimal

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Purchasing Bitcoin in Germany has become somewhat of a hassle over the past year. Things started going south when LocalBitcoins announced they would no longer operate in Germany due to regulatory issues. A few months ago, German/Austrian bank Sparkasse decided to reverse Bitcoin-related bank transfers with or without any warning. But have no fear, as things are looking up again thanks to Giropay and Coinimal.

Coinimal is an Austria-based Bitcoin startup with one simple goal : simplifying the Bitcoin buying process in order to make it more appealing and accessible to novice users. Buying Bitcoin and other digital currencies is only part of Coinimal’s services though, as the platform also lets users sell their digital currencies in exchange for fiat currency.  Read more...

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Cointellect Re-Enables Dogecoin Withdrawals For All Users

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Cointellect is a company with a lot to prove to both existing and potential new customers these days. Even though the company has seen a lot of initial success, they also got overwhelmed by it which caused payment delays among other issues. The recent contract changes the company announced didn’t help matters either. But by looking at their recent announcement, things might slowly start returning to normal.

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T-Mobile Poland & Heyah Now Accept Bitcoin for Mobile Top-Ups

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Mobile Top-ups with Bitcoin are slowly becoming a new trend in 2015. Even though none of the “major” mobile operators is leaning towards accepting digital currency payments just yet, T-Mobile Poland has broken the ice in that regard. In fact, it’s not just T-Mobile Poland accepting Bitcoin payments, but its subsidiary Heyah as well.

T-Mobile En Route To Accept Bitcoin Worldwide?

The partnership between T-Mobile Poland and payment processor InPay S.A. was announced this morning, and starting today, both T-Mobile Poland and Heyah customers can top up their mobile phone credit with Bitcoin. By endorsing Bitcoin as a payment option, T-Mobile Poland becomes the country’s first mobile operator to do so. But that is not all, as there is a promotion tied in with the announcement.  Read more...

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Chinese Exchange Platform KipCoin Admits To Hackers Stealing Over 3,000 Bitcoin

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Over the past month and a half, several notorious Bitcoin exchanges have been either breached or suffering from DDoS attacks. Things took a turn for the worse when Chinese exchange Bter admitted they lost over 7,000 Bitcoin a few days ago. And it looks like another exchange has been breached, as KipCoin posted a message on their website saying over 3,000 Bitcoin have been stolen from their platform as well.

KipCoin – A Rather Unknown Chinese Exchange Platform

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[UPDATED]CoinTelegraph Website Defaced as Attacks on Bitcoin Continue Relentlessly

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UPDATE 19:00 GMT+1 : The website is back by the looks of things. No official statement from Cointelegraph just yet, but we will keep an eye out for more information. 

While we hardly ever report on things going on at competing news web sites, it looks like things are taking a turn for the worse in the world of Bitcoin and digital currencies. CoinTelegraph, one of the few major Bitcoin news sites, has been experiencing a DDoS attack all day. Right now, it looks like their website or domain redirection has been hijacked, as it is pointing to Double Blue Sports & Recreation Association.  Read more...

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The War Between Hackers & Bitcoin Exchanges Rages On In Full Force

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Bitcoin exchanges once again find themselves making headlines in mainstream media news over the past few days. As we have some to expect from our mainstream media colleagues, positive Bitcoin news is not worth reporting, but a bit of drama always sells more copies. Unfortunately for us Bitcoin enthusiasts, the mainstream media has had multiple feeding frenzies over what went down across some of the major digital currency exchanges this past weekend.  Read more...

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AirBitz Mobile Wallet Update Allows BItcoin Payments over Bluetooth LE

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When it comes to picking your favorite Bitcoin wallet, there are ample offerings to choose from. All major platforms have at least one bitcoin client at their disposal, regardless of whether you use Windows, Macintosh, Linux, iOS , Android or even Windows Phone. AirBitz, a very popular Android Bitcoin wallet provider, is bringing Bluetooth LE Bitcoin payment to Android devices as of tomorrow.

AirBitz announced the release of their Android Bitcoin wallet version 1.4.2 earlier today, allowing users to pay for goods and services over a Bluetooth LE (Low Energy) connection. The addition of Bluetooth LE support is once again a clear sign of AirBitz’s main focus : making Bitcoin payments easy to use for both customers and merchants alike.  Read more...

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Bitcoin Exchange UMEX Adds FAK Order Types for “Major Players”

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Over the past few weeks, we have published several articles about the new digital currency exchange UMEX. Even though this platform is still in open beta for the time being, their developers are coming up with multiple ways to please both experienced and novice traders alike. One of the latest additions to the platform comes in the form of FAK orders , which will act as an instrument for major digital currency players.

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The Bitcoin Developer Learning Curve Becomes Less Steep With Bitcore Playground

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A little while ago, we talked about how one would go in regards to learning a programming language to create tools and platforms for Bitcoin purposes. While there are several options available, Javascript is one of the best choices to start with, even though it can have a rather steep learning curve. BitPay, the world’s leading bitcoin payment processors, is looking to help out in that regard ever since they developed the Bitcore library.

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